Sgt. Kevin Kincer is seen with his hand raised in this 2006 file photo.

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Chattanooga Police Department Sgt. Kevin Kincer has been placed on administrative leave without pay after case evidence, including drugs, was reported missing Tuesday.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the case of missing evidence and alleged employee misconduct had been turned over to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

"Employees who work in the property section of the police department, which includes the evidence room, discovered evidence bags that had been tampered with," TBI spokeswoman Kristin Helm said in a news release.

The missing items included pills, Helm said. The locks in the property section of the police department since have been changed.